Wall Street rally helps STI rise 22 pts
Gain of 52 points in two days enables the index to recover the loss it had suffered in the previous four sessions
WALL Street's Wednesday rally helped extend the Straits Times Index's (STI) rebound to a second consecutive day on Thursday. Propelled by gains in Singtel, the banks and Noble Group, the STI finished 21.9 points higher at 3,347.67 with the market recording volume of 1.5 billion units worth S$1.3 billion. In two days, the index has risen a total of 52 points, recovering the loss it had suffered in the previous four sessions.
Noble's shares in the morning had slumped to a six-year low of S$0.63 before bouncing up to S$0.705, for a net gain on the day of S$0.06 that came with 168 million shares traded.
The bounce came after the company's chairman Richard Elman despatched a letter to shareholders and colleagues asking for patience and their confidence in light of recent rumours and gossip concerning the company. He said his management team has been working vigorously behind the scenes to protect their interests and they are starting to make progress.
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